genuflective en · ADJ
Etymology
From genuflect + -ive.
Meanings
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servile
But as with many journalists provided such access, the trade-off seems to have been an agreement signed in blood to conduct the interviews in the genuflective mode.
2009 February 1, Joe Queenan, “Super Bowl Suits”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more genuflective | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most genuflective | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |